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Fanatics Debuting Sports Betting App In Tennessee And Ohio Monday
By: Grant MitchellAccording to the Wall Street Journal, the launch will be official in Tennessee and Ohio. Fanatics recognizes that it is a late entrant into an overflowing gambling market and one that has proven tough to create a lane in but had confidence that its robust following will give it a launching pad.
04/27/2023
NewsNevada Gaming Enjoys Record Start To 2023 But March Overall Revenue Falls
By: Grant MitchellThe $3.82 billion gaming win across the first three months of 2023 narrowly beat out the previous quarter’s record of $3.81 billion, set during the fourth quarter of 2022. The final month of the quarter, March, also marked the 25th consecutive month that at least $1 billion was earned in revenue.
04/26/2023
NewsKawhi Leonard’s Sister Sentenced To Life In Prison For Casino Murder
By: Grant MitchellThe $3.82 billion gaming win across the first three months of 2023 narrowly beat out the previous quarter’s record of $3.81 billion, set during the fourth quarter of 2022. The final month of the quarter, March, also marked the 25th consecutive month that at least $1 billion was earned in revenue.
04/26/2023
NewsYahoo Sports Adds To List Of Offerings With Social Betting Platform Wagr
By: Grant MitchellWagr, a mobile-first platform, focuses on removing the intricacies of traditional sports betting and making it easy and accessible for groups of friends. Users can still bet on games but can do so in a more casual context, similar to how they might slap a twenty-dollar bill on the table during a game.
04/25/2023
NewsMassachusetts Reports $568 Million Sports Betting Handle For March
By: Grant MitchellAccording to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), verified online sportsbooks reported a betting handle in excess of $548 million in March. Notably, online sports betting only launched on March 10, meaning that just over 32% of the month’s days didn’t count towards the first-month online handle.
04/21/2023
NewsProfessional Sports Teams Form Coalition for Responsible Gambling Advertising
By: Grant MitchellThe Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising consists of the NFL, MLB, MLS, NASCAR, NBA, WNBA, NHL, NBCUniversal and FOX. It was formed to help keep sports betting marketing on a path of integrity as the industry continues to grow exponentially.
04/20/2023
NewsPointsBet Hires Bank Group To Lead The Sale Of Its North Americans Assets
By: Grant MitchellPointsBet had been in talks with Australian company Betr (not to be confused with micro-betting platform Betr, co-founded by Jake Paul) in late-2022 but was unable to reach a sale. It now hits the open market as the seventh-largest legal sports betting outfit in the states.
04/19/2023
NewsMassachusetts Officer “Justified” In Fatal Shooting Outside MGM Springfield
By: Grant MitchellGulluni revealed that the aggressor was a 48-year-old male named William Tisdol from Hartford, Connecticut, less than a half-hour away from MGM Springfield. The deadly confrontation occurred on February 25 and came to a halt roughly one block away from the casino.
04/18/2023
NewsReports Say PointsBet Is Considering Selling Its U.S. Operations
By: Grant MitchellThe company is said to have spoken with global investment bank Moelis & Co. to discuss how it would go about removing its presence in the USA and Canada. The company has blossomed in Australia, where it was founded, but has struggled to make a breakthrough in the highly-competitive NA region.
04/14/2023
NewsNew York, Maryland, D.C. Set Sports Betting Records During March Madness
By: Grant MitchellNew York, Maryland, and Washington D.C. revealed massive betting handles for the month of March that exceeded their previous record highs. New York, the nation’s leader in online sports betting, produced $230 million in revenue from casinos and legal and online sports betting sites.
04/13/2023
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